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Glory to God for All Things Ode 7 Illustrated2 comments

Fr. Ted wrote 5 days ago: Akathist:  “Glory to God for all Things”    by Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Tryphon (+1934) See Ode … more →

Tags: Beauty, Creation, Glory to God for All Things, God and Science, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Thanksgiving, Akathist, beauty and truth

nothing good can be done if the will is wrong! Reason alone fails to justify itself

soulangler wrote 5 days ago: …nothing good can be done if the will is wrong! Reason alone fails to justify itself. Not with … more →

Tags: bondage of the will, ethics not established through reason, ideas have consequences, man motivated by non rational factors, Reason, reason can lead astray, reason is limited

The Prosperity Gospel: Gaud vs. God3 comments

Fr. Ted wrote 6 days ago: In His teachings given to His disciples, Jesus Christ places a great emphasis on self denial, genero … more →

Tags: Orthodoxy, Love, Christian, Being human, theodicy, Gospel, suffering, Faith, Self-Denial

Is the world becoming less religious and more secular?1 comment

Stephen Wang wrote 1 week ago: John Allen – always worth listening to – thinks that Christians in Europe overemphasize … more →

Tags: Culture/Arts, Philosophy, Religion, Catholic Church, Christianity, Faith, faith in europe, Fundamentalism, Islam

Thought constitutes man's greatness...Man is a thinking reed

soulangler wrote 1 week ago: Thought constitutes man’s greatness…Man is a thinking reed. It is not from space that I … more →

Tags: Blaise Pascal, man's reason, man's search for transcendence, reason points beyond itself, Self-consciousness

Quote of the Week: Our Wings

sjdemoor85 wrote 1 week ago: “Faith and Reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of t … more →

Tags: John Paul II, Quotes of the Week, Encyclical

complementary roles

benjaminchew110478 wrote 3 weeks ago: “If faith and reason are both gifts from God, they should play complementary, not conflicting, … more →

Tags: Quotes & Sayings, Benjamin Chew, Christians, evolutionary biologist, Kenneth Miller, quotes about faith and reason, scientist, Walking On Water

Evolution: Descent with Modification2 comments

Fr. Ted wrote 1 month ago: The debate regarding whether the Theory of Evolution is compatible with Christian belief has been dr … more →

Tags: Being human, Evolution, God and Evolution, Science and Religion, DNA, Evolution and God, fossil record, God and Science, Theistic Evolution

Truth and Meaning, Science and Theology

Fr. Ted wrote 1 month ago: In the Christian world there is much discussion about what the Scientific Theory of Evolution repres … more →

Tags: Being human, Creation, Evolution, God and Evolution, God and Science, Morality, Nature, Science and Religion, theodicy

Does being a nice person make your religious beliefs true?3 comments

Wintery Knight wrote 1 month ago: I used to really enjoy listening to Dennis Prager and Michael Medved back when I wasn’t writin … more →

Tags: Mentoring, Philosophy of Religion, Postmodernism, Relativism, universalism, Epistemology, Faith, Reason, Evidence

For faith is understanding's step; and understanding faith's attainment

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: The mysteries and secrets of the kingdom of God first seek for believing men, that they may make the … more →

Tags: Augustine, Faith, faith is the precondition of knowledge

Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you might believe, but believe that you may understand

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you might believe, but b … more →

Tags: Augustine, Faith, faith is the precondition of knowledge

science is not religion and it doesn't just come down to faith. Although it has many of religion's virtues, it has none of its vices. Science is based upon verifiable evidence

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: …science is not religion and it doesn’t just come down to faith. Although it has many of … more →

Tags: Apologetics, Doubt, Faith, presuppositions, Presuppositions required in science, RIchard Dawkins, Science, science presupposes a rational universe, science requires faith in induction

People demand proof for God. But the infinite personal God is not like an impersonal finite object1 comment

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: People demand proof for God. But the infinite personal God is not like an impersonal finite object. … more →

Tags: Faith, faith precedes knowledge

#206 - Seeking Truth

sbeshonertor wrote 1 month ago: When Fr. Georges Lemaître theory that would come to be known as The Big Bang, profoundly affected th … more →

Tags: History, Science, Belgian History

philosophies which claim to be based upon reason alone turn out to be elaborate rationalizations which conceal the initial act of faith upon which they are based

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: Every philosopher who attempts to build a metaphysic is ultimately dependent upon some ‘faith … more →

Tags: Apologetics, atheistic faith, Faith, human reason as source of knowledge, man motivated by non rational factors, presuppositions, secular faith, Worldview

Madame Sophistry, the clever whore

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: (reason is) Madame Sophistry, the clever whore Martin Luther … more →

Tags: Martin Luther, reason can lead astray

Through space the universe grasps me and swallows me up like a speck. But through thought I grasp it

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: Through space the universe grasps me and swallows me up like a speck. But through thought I grasp it … more →

Tags: Blaise Pascal, Imago Dei, Reason

How can we prove that we shall die, or that there will be a tomorrow? Yet what could be more obvious?

soulangler wrote 1 month ago: Indeed, how little we really do prove. For proofs only convince the mind. But habits provide us with … more →

Tags: Blaise Pascal, reason is limited, reason points beyond itself


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